Deborah Coonts, author of Lucky
Stiff, says her mother tells her she was born in Texas a very
long time ago, though she's not totally sure -- her mother can't be
trusted. But she was definitely raised in Texas on barbeque, Mexican
food and beer. She currently resides in Las Vegas, where family and
friends tell her she can't get into too much trouble. Silly people.
Coonts has built her own business, practiced law, flown airplanes,
written a humor column for a national magazine, and survived a
teenager. She is the author of the Lucky O'Toole Las Vegas adventure
series.

The first book in the series, Wanna
Get Lucky?, has been nominated by the Romance Writers of America
for the 2011 RITA awards in the categories of Best First Novel and Best
Novel with a Strong Romantic Element. Her second book, Lucky Stiff,
was published in
February 2011.